The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-08-18

The SuDJolneC letters explain the present posi-
ton OF the railroad enterprise which proposes the
construction of branch Of the Savannah Flor
ida and Western line TO connect Thomasvle
and Tallahassee
TOWNSVILLE, GA. Aug Is, 1887
Mr. Z & Gorm1n Tallahassee, Fla
According to promise write 10 lei you have
the beneh. OF what Nj McLenden tells me con
corning the railroad t. tallahassee from this
place
The reason why nave heard nothing re
Gently from them is thai NJ Mel mas been ir
Atlanta as member oi the Legislature, but has
JUS, returned here yesterday 10 gel deeds signed
up to the right OF way in Georgia As so0n a.
this is done ne assures me the contract Will De
let and work begin He expects to gei them
signed up to-day and Monday or Tuesday. Nj
Reynolds mad To go 10 Tampa for few days, bu'
will return al once to begin the permanent oca-
ton from the line to Tallahassee
Colonel A. p Wright and others here vino
feel sny interest in the connection speak very
positively concerning the certainty % the
road being built the iron having been pur-
chased. Mr. Edward Lewis die not see
Mr. McLendou when he passed through
feel satisfied from looking over the correspond
ence between Col. Halnes and Mr.. Mel that
thev will ge, u work as early as possible, anc
that they mean to DO everything thev nave
promised 10 dc.
will enclose letter 1.-THE last received from
Col Halnes If l can see Mel II time TO get II in
this ours truly.
6 W SAXON.
P. S-McL saws ne can lie, the contract 10
parties, vino are ready To take il, within forty
eight hours after ne is ready. u ". ,
SAvAfEAn. Ga. Aug. Isl, 1887.
Hon S G. NcLesdon AtGuts, Ga
morning He reports that ne is now ready Tor
letting the grad and trestling on tine road
from Townsville 10 the Florida line soou az
you get the right OF way secured.
He is compelled to take MS party down to
Tampa on Tuesday for perhaps ten days work
al that point As soon as he returns he will
take I'D the matter OF final location from the
Florida line into Tallahassee Please advise our
friends al Tallahassee OF the progress we are
making 50 far as you may think ii proper to do
SO.
[signedl b. S. HArNEs,
Gen. Manager
After the above was IL type the following let
ter was received
ATLANTA GA Aug 18th, 1887
r B German, 7GlLals1ssee
DEAR SIR l have just had q talk with Mr.
McLendoI. As wrote YOU from Townsville
ne mas just been down there to get deeds OF right
of way signed. He has employed Capt, r G..
Mitchell to do nothing else until he gets through
tins. None OF the land owners object, and it is
thought that this work will be completed this
week. NJ. McLendon mas written Col Haines
that he Is about ready now for the work of grad
ing TO be let, and suggests that advertisements
for bios be put in Savannah, Tallahassee and
brownsville papers providing for the work To
begin the first Saturday in September, the day
OF awarding contract He has rented office
in Townsville IN which to show profiles &c
He SAYS that HAines may elect 10 have the Plan,
Company DO the work to the line, IN which case
it will not be necessary to wait 80 long as Sep
tember. Chief Engineer Reynolds has returned
to Townsville and will begin at once the loca-
ton from the line TO Tallahassee As soon as
this il done tine bids for that end will ne adver
tised for. they wish 10 give Us the benefi, OF
the lowest cost OF construction. In any event l
feel very sure that work will begin early 10 Sep
tember. and when it does they propose TO push
il through without delay.
Yours truly, G. ". SAXON